Let me introduce to you Nanny Pat! She's always coming up with great ideas and tips and tricks when it comes to cooking. After all, Nanny Pat LOVES to cook!
Here we have a great way to make Chicken Soup and as you've probably guessed it, Nanny's whole family from hubby down to grandkids all love her soup!
Let's see how Nanny Pat makes her famous chicken soup.
Recipe by Pat Milton
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 - 3 Hours
Yield: as much as you wish!
Ingredients
Leftovers from a Roasted chicken, including the carcass (remove any skin)
Enough water to cover the chicken in your pot
1 Chicken boullion or carton of chicken broth
1 onion cut into bite size pieces
4 celelry sticks chopped
2 -3 carrots, peeled and cut
1 ½ Cups pearl barley
Seasonings and herbs to your taste, such as parsley, thyme, oregano, and salt & pepper.
You can also add sweetcorn and other vegetables your family enjoy.
Instructions
1. Boil the chicken and bones (taking most of the skin / fat off) and cover with enough water, because that makes your stock.
2. Leave to simmer for several hours, and then allow to cool.
3. Remove the large pieces of chicken and set aside. Then pour the stock and contents through a sieve and into a large bowl. Discard the bits that are in the sieve, saving any of the meat you might find, and pick the chicken off the bones, cutting the meat into bite size pieces. Place the chicken meat in a plastic bag and refrigerate.
4. You can then put the broth in the refrigerator (in the pot or container) and the next morning or day after, scoop any fat off, and discard. You can continue at this point and make the soup to eat the same day.
5. There will be some fat floating, and that is OK to keep.
6. When ready to make soup, put on stove, and heat, adding some chicken bouillon and more water, or add a carton of chicken broth.
My family likes a lot of broth, so make lots.
7. Cut up an onion, in pieces,not chopped, not huge, cut up carrots into bite size pieces, and I like lots of celery, and how much you like.
8. When the soup has come to a boil, add 1 ½ cups Pearl Barley then add the chicken pieces. Keep it simmering until carrots are tender, but not mushy.
9. Add parsley and whatever seasonings you might like.

- Leftovers from a Roasted chicken including the carcass (remove any skin)
- in Enough water to cover the chicken your pot
- 1 Chicken boullion or carton of chicken broth
- 1 pieces onion cut into bite size
- 4 celelry sticks chopped
- 2 -3 carrots peeled and cut
- 1 ½ Cups pearl barley
- Seasonings and herbs to your taste such as parsley, thyme, oregano, and salt & pepper.
- You can also add sweetcorn and other vegetables your family enjoy.
-
Boil the chicken and bones (taking most of the skin / fat off) and cover with enough water, because that makes your stock.
-
Leave to simmer for several hours, and then allow to cool.
-
Remove the large pieces of chicken and set aside. Then pour the stock and contents through a sieve and into a large bowl. Discard the bits that are in the sieve, saving any of the meat you might find, and pick the chicken off the bones, cutting the meat into bite size pieces. Place the chicken meat in a plastic bag and refrigerate.
-
You can then put the broth in the refrigerator (in the pot or container) and the next morning or day after, scoop any fat off, and discard. You can continue at this point and make the soup to eat the same day.
-
There will be some fat floating, and that is OK to keep.
-
When ready to make soup, put on stove, and heat, adding some chicken bouillon and more water, or add a carton of chicken broth.My family likes a lot of broth, so make lots.
-
Cut up an onion, in pieces,not chopped, not huge, cut up carrots into bite size pieces, and I like lots of celery, and how much you like.
-
When the soup has come to a boil, add 1 ½ cups Pearl Barley then add the chicken pieces. Keep it simmering until carrots are tender, but not mushy.
-
Add parsley and whatever seasonings you might like.
Eron
Another great recipe!! Followed all the directions and it came out great. will be making this again.
lovefoodies
Glad you enjoyed it Eron!
Ruth Cobb
This sounds good. A bistro in my area used to have what they called a Cold Buster Chicken Soup that had a lot of spice. I always thought it meant cold not cold weather though. any ideas?
lovefoodies
I really have no idea Ruth! But maybe when someone reads your comment they may know, so we will have to stay tuned and see if someone knows! Now you have me curious too!
eron
Sure hope you share this recipe! They have all been great!
lovefoodies
Shhhhhh....!!!! this is a surprise recipe scheduled for sharing next week.....Mum's the word! 🙂 !! glad you like it!